what i'm thinking...

for most of my adult life, if a friend or acquaintance said that they were running a marathon, i thought "wow!  big stuff!  pretty cool.  good for you."  i knew that it was a significant distance, but it honestly seemed inconceivable. 

so i have identical twin sisters & they are both crazy into fitness & such.  malia is into some kind of insane cross-fit, lift ridiculous amounts of weights & then army craw in the mud for a mile...or something like that, workout plan.  mick's fitness is more "traditional".  she has been my inspiration for running, but is also a cyclist & swimmer.  so last week, mick states that she is going to participate in an "iron man" - that is swim 2.4 miles, bike 112 miles, and then run 26.2 miles (a marathon).  as these numbers & the idea of these tasks are circling in my brain, i realize that of the 3 events, the running of the marathon is what makes me think my sister has lost her sweet mind.  why?  a 2.4 mile swim sounds crazy.  a 112 mile bike ride is preposterous.  but a 26.2 mile run...now that's UNBELIEVABLE!

see, because i have virtually zero experience biking or swimming, these 2 tasks seem almost fictional to me.  it's like saying to me that you're going to fly a rocket to the moon.  i totally believe it can be done & i assume that you know how to fly a rocket & have practiced this skill.  i mean, the moon is really far away (238,857 miles), but if you know how to fly the rocket, my mind can comprehend you doing it.  now, here's where i find myself...since i've been running, i understand what it takes to run 3 miles - which is about my max right now.  so when my sister adds at the end of her crazy list "run 26.2 miles", it's like saying she's going to drive her car to the moon.  it's impossible!  i understand what it takes to drive a car. and i understand the distance to the moon in relation to the distances i drive everyday.  and i am amazed!  at my current rate of 3 miles a day, it would take me 8.73 days to finish a marathon! well, hopefully my rate & pace will increase, but right now, for me, running 26.2 miles is like driving to the moon.  

honestly, not sure what the point is here...it's just what i'm thinking.